100 years ago
July 21, 1914
• Work was begun yesterday morning on the children's playground, to be constructed in the City park, contractor James Maloney being in charge of the work. The toboggan slide was completed yesterday morning, and holes were dug for the foundation for the big swing and the "giant stride," to be set up for the amusement of the children. There also will be see-saws, swinging rings, a sand pile for the smaller children and a "baby swing" for toddlers.
50 years ago
July 21, 1964
• Auditors of an accounting firm conducting a study of state government for the committee for a two-party system have learned how little space is available in the State Capitol. Secretary of State Kelly Bryant said that they asked him if he had a place for them to work and he told them he did not know where it would be since the halls in the basement were being utilized for selling truck licenses. A report that the legislative auditor had offered to provide room for the two-party auditors turned out to be partially correct. Orvel M. Johnson, the legislative auditor, said that the two-party auditors wanted to take some records out of the building and he told them there were some tables in Room 306 where they could take them and study them.
25 years ago
July 21, 1989
GRAVETTE -- The Gravette School Board voted unanimously Thursday to fight a lawsuit filed July 12 to stop the school district's 51-year-old tradition of teaching voluntary Bible classes to elementary pupils. In a special meeting to address the suit, the board agreed with Superintendent Dee Human's recommendation to retain John Eidsmoe to battle the suit and direct him to deny the charges filed by the plaintiffs. The lawsuit was filed anonymously in federal district court in Fayetteville by a Gravette couple and their child, who attends the school, alleging the district violated the family's First Amendment rights and the U.S. Constitution's guarantee of separation of church and state.
10 years ago
July 21, 2004
• The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences is planning a $168.8 million construction project to replace much of the medical center and a 207-room dormitory. The project also includes a parking lot and a power plant, according to an agenda item reviewed by the Presidents and Chancellors Executive Council on Tuesday. If approved, the project would likely be the largest in UAMS' history.
Metro on 07/21/2014